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August 22, 2010 9:11 PM

GJMM calls indefinite Darjeeling Hill bandh

In West Bengal, the Gorkha Janmukhti Morcha has called an indefinite Darjeeling Hill bandh from Sunday afternoon, demanding return of Nicol Tamang live into the police custody, who escapted from police custody this morning from pintal village near Siliguri in Darjeeling district. The Morcha, however...

August 22, 2010 8:02 PM

BJP & Left parties to oppose any dilution of suppliers' liability in N-Bill

BJP and the Left parties have asserted that they would oppose any dilution of the suppliers' liability in the Nuclear Liability Bill. A BJP spokesperson has said, scope of Clause 17 (b) relating to suppliers' liability cannot be diluted and the Party will oppose any amendments in this rega...

August 22, 2010 8:02 PM

Cloudburst hits holy cave shrine of Amarnath

A cloudburst on Sunday hit the rear side of the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas but there is no report of any casualty.A police spokesman said, the afternoon triggered a sudden rise in the water-level of the stream flowing near the area. He said, three tents were damaged in t...

August 22, 2010 2:20 PM

CBDT, FIU agree to share info for tracking black money

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (India) have signed a pact to exchange information on tracking unaccounted funds.Official sources said that black money stashed abroad by Indians will now be traced more efficiently . Under the agreement, a nodal officer will b...

August 22, 2010 12:53 PM

IIT JEE 2011 to be held 10th April 2011, No change in format

The IIT joint entrance examination, IIT-JEE for the year 2011 will be held on the 10th of April and the format of the exam will remain unchanged. This was disclosed by IIT Kanpur Director Sanjay Govind Dhande yesterday after a meeting of the IIT Joint Admission Board, JAB which was attended by direc...

August 22, 2010 12:42 PM

Jalandhar police claims arrest ISI agent

The Jalandhar police claimed to have arrested a Pakistani ISI agent and recovered some sensitive information, including maps of important locations and secret documents, from his possession. He had been sending sensitive information regarding various defence locations and other prohibited areas to I...

August 21, 2010 8:50 PM

Iran begins fueling its first nuclear energy plant

Iran has begun fueling its first nuclear energy plant in the southern city of Bushehr. The transfer of Russian nuclear fuel is being watched by the International Atomic Energy Agency and senior officials from Iran and Russia. State media reports said it will take about two months for the reactor to ...

August 21, 2010 6:25 PM

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is awarded Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a noted Islamic spiritual scholar from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, has been honoured with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award this year.Born in Azamgarh in the year of 1925, the Maulana was educated in a traditional seminary. Having lost his father, Fariduddin Khan, at an ...

August 21, 2010 6:23 PM

Mothers are now legal guardians

In yet another step towards making the laws of the country free from gender bias, Parliament has passed a Bill that will give equal right to women with regard to guardianship and adoption of children.The Lok Sabha today passed a Bill, which provides for mother to be appointed as the guardian along w...

August 21, 2010 6:23 PM

Govt, Oppn deadlock over MP salary, MCI ends

The stalemate between the Opposition and the Government over the two issues of MPs salary and passing of the Medical Council of India Amendment Bill has been resolved without discussion.This followed a meeting convened by the Leader of the Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee with the leaders of opposition pa...

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